the other things

I went to see Moon at the weekend. Fantastic in many ways. But I was sad that all that creative energy went into recreating a fondly-remembered aesthetic (Silent Running, Dark Star etc) instead of imagining a new one.

You get some of the same sense with the Moon Day celebrations. It’s all well-worth remembering but I wonder if the US Space Program is now popular in the same way that Elvis or Marilyn or Michael Jackson are popular – because it seems to be dead.

I hope we emerge from the 40th anniversary with more than a nostalgic appreciation of the way it all looked and felt. It’d be good if we found a new sense of purpose for space exploration.